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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14

We have seen his long tusks divide a
dog like Il sword; we have seen pan
ther so terribly wounded that the poor
cat crept of i'll despair to die, while the
hog rocked not of flowing blood from
his own neck and shoulder, but proudly
challenged renewal of the fight. At
Tocoi lately hog made it point to
stand on the track whenever he saw the
locomotive coming, and the considerate
engineer stopped for four successive
days to drive him off. At last, tired of
humanity which aroused no gratitude,
the train hands assembled by invitation
to see that hog demolished. He was on
the track, awaiting his doom, and extra
speed was drawn from fat pine hurled
into the furnace with malice prepense.
The hog raised his head III surprise
when no stop was made, and, seeing h1s
danger, started at a gallop down the
track. In vain the engine rushed for
ward with maddening speed, till the
coaches rocked and ladies screamed in
terror. When the train reached Palatka
the hog was eating waste corn at Yer
trees stable.
On another occasion the writer of this
was sleeping i'll camp, and around lay q
pack of hounds who had often proved
that bear at bay brought no terror to
their hearts, and who carried scars hon
orably earned in strife with the wildcat
and panther. But number of these
razor backs came around in the dead of
night, and, when the dogs attempted to
drive them off, they charged like war
riors true and tried. They swept off
the dogs and charged over the hunters
blankets, guns, cooking utensils, and
fishing rods became things of the past,
and stout men took refuge in the boats.
Then, to save the dogs, revolvers enter
ed into the fray, and finally the fierce
grunters moved off in search OF pastures
new. With the early dawn came long,
lean man, who carried rifle as long as
himself, and he assessed the damages,
which the hogs should have paid, and
carried off the slain, which the yictors
did not want nt-PdIatk,6 Neacs.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14

''A1aiEbag? Then we have got treas
ure. Better take it up at once"
'Rap-rap-rap!" went William Au
bray's hammar, as it smote the iron
| bell.
Up they went, and landed their mail
bag
Lucky" cried post-office clerk, on
hand to receive and take it to New York.
''You did we'll Your names, please. y
civilian Aubray and Frank Sin
clair, said William, 81 hope the mail
will make somebody happy"
"You have done a good thing, gentle
men," said the clerk.
The next day William received let
ter containing one that was water
stained.
"You were lucky" said the writer of
an inclosed note. You finished up
your own mail, Mr.. Aubray, I found
this in the bag, and thought I would do
it up personally, and send it to you. [
met you at the wreck"
The water stained letter was from
home, and forwarded from New York,
where the bag went.
F'Oh!" thought William, 81 wonder
what the news is? I'll take it to my
boarding place, and read 1t. Poor little
Willie! p
Ten minutes after Frank Sinclair
heard an excited running behind him, as
he passed beyond William Aubray's
present home
"Hold on, Frank! hold on I want to
tell you the news. I have heard from
my Willie. He didn't die, after all,
and my dream was true!"
''Thank God!" said Frank. "Ain't
praying man, but must say that"
Why shouldn't he say it For the
mercies of this life from day to day let
everybody say to God, I thank thee !''
William Aubray said it on his knees.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
A Balky Horse.

The Farmers Qrish) Gazette gives the
following different ways of treating
balky horses, which are recommended
for trial:
First, pat the horse on the neck, ex-
anime him carefully, first one side, then
the other; if you can get him handful
of grass, give it to him, and speak en-
couragingly to him. Then jump into
the wagon, and give the word go, and
he will generally obey. Second, taking
the horse out of the shafts, and turning
him around in circle until he is glddy,
will generally start him. Third, an
other way to cure a balky horse IS, place
your hand over his nose and shut OIL his
wind until he wants to go. Fourth,
then. again, take couple of turns of
stout twine around the fore legs, just
below the knee, tight enough for the
horse to feel it, tic it in a knot At the
first click he will probably go dancing
off. After going short distance you
can get out and remove the string, to
prevent injury to tho tendons. Fifth,
again, you can try the following: Take
the tail of the horse between the hind
legs, and tie it by cord to the saddle
girth. Sixth, tho last remedy | know,
Is as follows: Tie string around the
horses ear, close to the head. This will
divert his atteptioa, and start him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
Sally Was Angry.

Little Sally came home from school
full of Indignation. She is only years
old, but she was full of 'mad" as her
little body would hold Mamma" she
said, 81 think that teacher was real
rude to me-" "Why, whs t has she
done:' "She laughed at me-laughed
right out loud. 81 guess you did
something to make her laugh" "No, |
didn't do anything" f.Well, how did it
happena" ''It was ih the geography
class, and she asked Ine what was the
principle producti6-@f IA the Sandwich
Islands, and [ just bid Sandwiches,
and she laughed. NV, you're laugh
Ing, too; you're just rude as she was;
L don't see anything to laugh at-of
course, l didn't say 1t was all the pro
ductlons, but just tlht sandwiches was
the principal produoa aions. - San Fran
cisco ChronicIe
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
A PLEASANT FEATURE.

81 am afra d, madam, said a gentle
man who was looking for country board,
''that the house is too near the station
to be pleasant. -
"It is a little noisy, assented the
landlady, ''but from the front veranda
one has such fine view of people who
miss the trains''
WHAT SIZE SAID.
Young man Ito messenger boy
What did the young lady say when you
gave her the tlowers9
Messenger Boy She asked the young
feller who was sittin' on the porch with
her if he didn't want some for q button
hole bouquet.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The pawnbr9ker IS now laying in his
Summer stock of Winter clothing.
WHAT the world needs most next to
common honesty is common sense.
Two BOYS who cannot agrec-Thc po-
liceman's Billy and thoeracksman's jim
my.
The best thing in ttdies' purses this
season-and some oHthem are simply
elegant-is money.
IF some mon knew MS much as they
talked there woultlntbe any sale for
the Encyclopedias
"Now, by golly,a said David, in
speaking about q horse deal, ''what one
man knows doesn't help another man
bit
A GOOD idea of reckless man is one
who appears on the street without his
coat and with lot Of ten-cent cigars
sticking in his vest pocket.
A CORRESPONDENT, writing to the
Phoebe Record from SDuthern Lincoln,
says: ''This is Gods own country
because no one else wants it.
One of our lawyers being asked few
days since what contingent fec was,
said: eff [ bring suit for you and
lose the case get nothing; if win the
suit you get nothing"
THE day is coming when Dakota will
be divided into two States and Texas
into three, and anybody who gets hold
of the name of particularly good In
dian should hang on to it until this
division shall take place and names are
wanted.
From all ovcr the State come reports
of the scarcity of fam hands. It is a
singular thing that the average tramp
who is always lookingfor work generally
wants a job at hoeingeorn in December,
brlt fails entirely to make any appeal in
this direction in July.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
Billy's Strong Protest.

An English paper cites an incident
wherein a goat not only resisted his
human tempter, but emphatically vindi-
Gated his own principles. "Billy' be-
longed to o regiment, and never was
goat more attentive to public duty than
was he. In the mess-room he was vel
come guest, and received many dainty
mOrsel there from the friendly hands of
the men. One night, however, it hap
pened that Colonel Price, in spirit of
mischief, proposed that the goat should
be offered a glass of liquor. Accord
ingly he coaxingly held out his cup, and
Billy, after a suspicious preliminary
sniff, quaffed off the contents. Another
and yet another of the men offered Billy
q drink, an invitation he could not think
of declining.
Finally the large earthen vessel which
held the beer at the head of the table
was placed upon the floor, and Billy was
directed to help himself, which he pro
ceeded to do with such hearty good will
that he became helplessly, Enthusiastically
intoxicated
The next morning he was absent from
roll-call, and no one could tempt him to
leave the stable during the entire day.
When the second evenings mess began
without him, the Colonel was requested
to bring the deserter before a cOurt-mar-
tial of those who had witnessed his tip
pling.
It was with difficulty that Billy was
| dragged into the room, which he evi-
IDENTIFY remembered as the scene of his
disgrace. His appearance was greeted
with cheer, but sadly changed were
his looks. His once glossy coat had an
unkempt appearance, while the once
proud and erect head was lowered i'll
shame
"Come, Billy, take drink said the
sergeant at the head of the table.
The words seemed torouse the animal.
He lifted his head, his eye lit up, his
fore-hoof beat the fiooe. With a snort,
a rush and q bound Billy butted full
against the large earthen vessel contain
ing the mems evening allowance of ale,
breaking it into a thousand pieces.
Then, with his head once more erect, he
stalked proudly out of the room.
''And, really" said the corporal who
told the incident, "Billy's was the best
blue-ribbon lecture l ever listened to 7"
-YOUth'S COnDdniOH,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
The Savage New-YOrker.

The Denver Republican thus states the
case:
'The business men of New York City
remind me of the savages we read of in
/ history" said Ex-Governor Routt the
other day after he had finished talking
about the new capitol building.
'How is that?" queried Republican
reporter.
''You know was down East the other
day looking after little business mat
ter. 1t wasn't of any great Importance,
and if I'd had the same thing to do in
Denver could have wound the entire
matter up in two days"
"Why couldn't you work as rapidly in
the metropolis?"
"FOr the best of reasons. The people
| was dealing with never got down town
till 10 o'clock or after. Then they have
to look over their mail and give few
orders to the men in their employ. By
the time you get to talk business to them
it is II o'clock and after. You will Just
fairly start in to tell them what you want
when some friend of theirs will rush in
and say: Come, Jones, let's go and get
lunch That settles it. You couldn't
keep that fellow from going off and
gOrging himself if he knew he could
make fortune by waiting. They seem
to me to live for no other purpose than
to eat, and that's why [ say they remind
me of the savages.
Glow many times do they dine each
day2"
'The Lord only knows. It's break
fast, or lunch, or dinner, or supper with
them all the time. If 1 were to stay in
that town and get into the habits of
those people I'd die in less than a year
OF dyspepsin. But the rascals seem to
enjoy it,
''How many hours do these people
work each day2"
"Work They never work. They
focl about town three or four hours each
day, and then start for home or take
some pleasure jaunt. But to hear them
talk you would imagine they We're actrl-
ally driven to death. If anybody in the
world takes life easy it is these same
people l refer to-"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
FOOling the Old Soldier.

It is touching thing to see an old
soldier hurry up to get around a corner,
when he hears a bugle call that is
familiar to him. The bugle call cxcites
him, and he pricks up his ears and
hurries, impipg may be, anxious to sec
what is going on around the corner.
The bugle rings out the ASSEMBLY for
instance, and the old soldier thinks
there is a cavalry company forming
around the corner, and he will be there
to see if they get into position correctly.
He comes up putting, his old lame leg
little tired, takes of his hat and wipes
the perspiration off his brow and looks
for the soldiers. Whcnhe sees that the
bugle call came from perambulating
waffle peddler he would kick himself if
his old leg was not lame. What CON
nection there is between an army bugle
and waffle wagon is mystery. 1t Is
cruel to fool old soldiers by playing a
cavalry call to collect hungry people
around a waffle wagon.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14

Higginsville, Mo, has mathematical
wonder who doesn't know n letter of the
alphabet OF one printed figure from an
other, but who is wonderfully strong on
mental calculations, making them off
hand. His name is Reuben Fields, and
he is 36 years of age. He claims that
his gift WAS given from heaven, and says
it came suddenly to him when 8 years
old. He says the Lord made but one
Samson, one Solomon, and one Reub
Fields. To the one he gave strength,
the other wisdom, and TO himself the
mathematical instinct. He guards this
instinct with the utmost care, and will
not answer questions unless he is paid,
fearing that it will be taken from him
should he use it to satisfy idle curiosity.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
A Civil Serflice Snag.

I've got a cousin, White" he said,
who is one of the brightest fellows in
the world. He was a candid:-5e for q
position in the New York City Post
Office. They examined him on every
sort of topic, but he was equal to all of
them"
Did he get the position?" queried
White.
"No," replied Lynch, che failed on
the last question put him. ,
"Ah!" exclaimed the deacon, "did he,
though? What was the nature Of the
question:"
Well" answered Lynch, calmly,
"the Examining Board asked hlm how
many elephants Bnnum imported III
1S78.'- Detroit Tribune.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
TIE BABY.

The little tot'ring baby feet,
With falterins steps and slow,
With pattering echoes soft and sweet
Into my heart they go;
They also go, in grimy plays
In muddy pools and dusty ways,
Then through the house in trackful maze
They wander to and fro.
The baby hands that clasp my neck
With touches dear to me,
Are the same hands that smash and wreck
The inkstand foul to see;
They pound the mirror with a cane,
They rend the manuscript in twain,
Widespread destruction
In wasteful jubilee.
The dreamy, murm'ring baby voice
That COOS its little tune,
That makes my listening heart rejoice
Like birds in leafy June,
Can wake at midnight dark and still,
And all the air with bowling fill,
That splits the ear with echoes shriI,
Like cornets out of tune.
-BWdette.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
4 Slow Way.

Aerolites are interesting to the average
mind as well a5 to the student, but SO
far they have not been very instructive.
They are so scorcled we can hardly
learn anything of them. If they stabbed
off OF some passing planet OF are frag-
mcnts of some exploded world, it is
strange that they ale all so much alike
IN character and composition. Why do
We not have other samples of the I'M
known worlds, as, for instance, human
body, OF something fashioned by the
hands of the Inhabitants of such realms2
We are anxious to learn something of
the other globes, but tossing two-ton
rocks at us is slow way to become ac-
g'lainteQ or sociable. -Baltjm0re Neaos,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14

LITTLE WILLIE when he first saw his
baby cousin gazed on the tiny thing for
Il moment i'll awcd silence, and then
whispered: 'Mamma, is he herf'
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
THE .JOKER'S BUDGET.
SOME HUMOROUS NOTES FOUND
IN OUR EXCHANGES.

A Misunderstanding it Down
Finc-Not in Black and White
Sally Was Angry-Odds and Ends,
etc.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28
BLooMINaroN. ILLS. Sent. is.

BLooMINGToN, Ills, Sept. is, 1882.
Mess. II. j. Cheney 81 Co., Toledo, o.
Have taken Ball's Catarrh Cure. Had
catarrh all my life; am 48 years old.
Had asthma 10 years, and dreadful
cough for five years. Have taken ev-
erything; went TO the Hot Springs
/ have doctored with the doctors here
l have done nothing but take medi-
cine for 10 years. When l commenced
using Halls Catarrh Cure l was al
most dead. / sent for the doctor the
day got Halls Catarrh Cure, and l
told him that l would die any way
aud that l would try your medicine.
was very bad. How suffered for
8 years. l could hardly breathe at
times. / saw Halls Catarrh Cure
advertised in the papers and COM
menced taking it. i would have been
under the ground to-day If il had not
been for that. l have not had one
bad spell of coughing since. In
breathing my head feels well and
am well. It has done me thousand
dollars worth Of good. There are
Ich VI my iilCudbj VII oCCluS Wndb II
had done for me, taking 1t, and it is
helping them. only wish that ev-
cry one who has catarrh, asthma and
a bad cough could see me, SO that l
could tell them all TO take it. All
thai know me here know how have
suffered. Il have been here since 1885, J
and say to me that 81 am so glad you
found something that could cure you"
Everyone says, chow much better
you look" The doctors say they are
glad found Halls Catarrh Cure as
they could not cure me.
| cannot express my gratitude to
you for the good Halls Catarrh Cure
has done me. You can use as much
of this letter as will do the afflicted
good. Publish it to the whole world
1t is all true and they should know it.
JosEPHlNE CmRIsMAN,
406 East North st.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

rolilvef crowd was CAyt Tolllssf, d
lad of fourteen years of age and d
nephew of Craig Tolliver. He stood
out boldly and fired his revolver
straight at the enemy, but he did no
damage. lie is very small for his
age, and nobody tried TO hurt him.
lie had a narrow escape, though, for
bullet passed through The scat ofhis
trousers. When Craig Tolliver fell,
this boy got to him as soon as possi-
Bile, and secured the dead mans
watch and pocket-book This Young
boy is still at Morehead, but says he
is going to Elliott to live.
Some members of the posse found
bud Tolliver, wounded aud helpless,
in the grass, where he had concealed
himself. They placed their guns
against his head and blew his brains
out. Hiram Cooper was found in
wardrobe in Allie Young's room, up
stairs at the Central Hotel. He was
dragged from his hiding-placc and
killed in the room. A bullet was
fired through his brain, and it went
crashing against the wall, where it
lattened itself and dropped to the
floor. MIR. Richard Buckner Allen,
of the Lexington Press, picked up
the bullet this morning, and prizes it
very highly as souvenir of the bat
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

Under the annual adjustment OF
posi-olilce salaries the following Ken
lucky offices have been increased:
Ashland from 81, 400 to 81, 500; Bow
ling Green from $1,000 to $1,000
Catlettsburg from $1,000, TO $l,4Oc /;
Glasgow from $1,000 to 81, 400; Hen.
derson sl,SOO to 1900; Hopkinsvillc
$l.109 to $500; MayGeld $1,000 TO
$1,000; Nicholasville $l.lOO to 81, 200 /;
Princeton $l,lOO to $1,000; Somerset
$l,l00 TO $1,000. None of the Ken
tucky offices have had their salaries
l'wered. Bowling Green has been
advanced 10 second-class Office.
The number of Offices in the State IL
| 1929, of which 3S are presidential.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

Gen. Buokner's speech has found
lis way to Col. Bradley's seriousness.
lie is reported TO have charged its
authorship to Gov. Knott. The sim
pie, unadorned truth is, that every
line of the Generals speech was the
offspring of his own brain and pen.
II is evident that Colonel Bradley has
been misled about the Generals abil-
ity, as he was about his alleged facts
and figures in his speeches by Repub-
lican newspaper gossip.-Frankfort
ClDitol.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

The Louisville Posts Mt. Sterling
CORRESPONDENT confounds, the names
of Zach. Taylor Young, of Rowan
county, and Zeno f. Young, of Hop
kins county, and makes the genial
editor of the Madisonyille Times
figure in the unenviable role of a
outlaw. Thcrcis but one
leno Young and at present he is
votes as a candidate for the
State Senate and not following the
business of spilling blood.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

A fire supposed TO be incendiary
destroyed the warehouses of b. Mills
Parrish q Son IS .wyer, Wallace & Co.,
and Brannin, Bland y Glover, Louis
vile, Saturday morning, together
with several adjoining houses. About
4,4)0 hogsheads of tobacco were burn
ed, most ofwhich was insured. This
aud other heavy losses by firo in st.
Louis and Danville, Va, will proba-
bly, cause tobacco 10 go up considcra-
bly, higher.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

The Louisville military encamp.
mcnt ended Saturday and the follow
Ing prizes we're announced:
Montgomery Greys, first, $1,000
Louisville Light Infantry, second,
81 l,250; Montgomery True Blues, third
$3.50. The Greys donated 500 of
their prize money to the Masonic Or
phans' Home. The celebration was
not big success financially.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

The following is the text of the
prohibition amendments to be voted
on in Tennessee this year:
SECTION l8.-No person shall manu-
facture for sale, or sell, or keep for
sale as beverage, any intoxicating
liquors whatever including wine, ale
aud beer. The General Assembly
shall by law prescribe regulations for
the enforcement Of the Prohibition
herein contained, and shall thereby
provide suitable penalties for the yio-
lttion Of the provision hereof.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

Since Honest John Feland volunta-
rily assumed the paternity ofthe con-
vict labor bill and said he was glad
OF it, we have not heard so much
from the Republicans about the Dem
ocratic administration being respon-
slble for the working of convicis in
competition with free labor.-Owens-
boro Messenger.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

The big barbecue for the third
campaign district embracing most
of the counties of the Second Con.
gressional district, will be held al
Uniontown on July 9th Gen. Buck
ner, Col. Bryan aud others will make
speeches.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

The Kentucky Chaulauqua Assem-
bly, meets in Lexington to-day and
continues 10 July Stb, inclusive.
Preparations for an immense assem-
blage have been made, and the occa-
sion Is expected TO bemost important.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

That excellent weekly paper, the
Henderson Journal, has been enlarg-
ell again for the second time in two
years. We arc glad to note this evil
dence of our esteemed contemporary's
continued prosperity.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

Sheriff Hogg, of Rowan, called for
troops to keep The peace last week
after the fight was over, but Secre-
tary Mckenzie was sent to Morehead
and reported that the troops were not
needed.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28

The places Of Messrs. Feland and
Childers, OH the Republican state
ticket, and Cardin and Newman, on
the Labor ticket, arc still vacant and
the places are going begging.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28
FARM FOR SALE.

400 acres OF land miles east OF IIopkinsville,
on the Nashville dirt road, It lies on the North
side OF the u. & N. II. r., and within az miles
of two depots pembroke and Casky). This
farm is in high state OF cultivation. The
dwelling Is good brick and frame. good ten
ant houses. 3 never falling wells and q lasting
spring in horse lot. rs acres OF extra oak tim.
ber. ii. q. HANNA, Pembroke, Ky.
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